Preparation for telling more of Tiān Yào Tā le
Note: A literal translation of The Sky is Falling would be Tiān zhèngzài tā le 天正在塌了 ortiān zài tā le 天在塌了。A literal translation of Tiān Yào Tā le would be The Sky is About to Collapse.
Task 1. Study these, then take the matching test below.
collapse
fall
tell
save, rescue
enter
kill
devour
be afraid
Here are some ideas to help you remember the vocabulary words. The meaning is in bold and underlined, the pinyin spelling is in this color:
A trumpet will sound TAH to make a tower collapse. If you talk without breathing you too will collapse! tā
If you fall, you will of course be "lower."Luò is pronounced something like LOW but reversed: LWO. Xià means ‘down’ or ‘below.’ Xià is pronounced something like SHE YAH.luòxià means ‘fall down.’
What do you say to a cow that refuses to give milk?You tell the COW you’ll SUE.(Say COW SUE, then change the C to G: gàosu.)Gàosu means tell.
OH GEE!Joe, a brave fireman, saves people. Jiù ‘save’ sounds something like JOE, but more like OH GEE backward: GEE-OH.
Jìn ‘enter’Gene, wearing jeans will enter a bar to get Gin. Jìn
This one you need to tweek quite a bit more. If you drink too much shasta, it will kill you. shāsǐ.
chīdiào ‘eat-up, devour’ sounds a bit like (in)sured yeow.“If you’re not (in)sured, yeow!They’ll devour you.”Chīdiào
tóu sounds like “toe” but in Chinese tóu means head.Tóu-shang means on(the)head. Wǒde tóu-shangmeans on my head. If a lion held his PAW HIGH over your head, you would be afraid. HIGH PAW means ‘to fear,’ ‘be afraid.’ Hàipà Task 2. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
The sky is falling.
A piece of sky fell on my head.
What I say is true.
I'll come and save you.
Fox devoured them.
Tiān yào tā le.
Yí-piàn tiān luò zài wǒ tóu-shang.
Wǒ shuō de shì zhēnde.
Wǒ lái jiù nǐmen.
Húli chīdiào le tāmen.
Press on the recording and match the Chinese with the correct English. Just say the letter or English phrase outloud
1 Wǒ lái jiù nǐmen. A. The sky is falling
2 Wǒ shuōde shì zhēnde. B. Fox devoured them.
3 Húli chīdiào le tāmen. C. I'll come and save you.
4 Yí-piàn tiān luò zài wǒ tóu-shang. D. What I say is true
5 Tiān yào tā le. E. A piece of sky fell on my head.
Task 3. Study these:
One day, chickie was in the garden.
How do you know?
Who told you?
Chickie told me.
With my very own eyes I saw it.
Come with me.
Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
Yì-tiān, xiǎojī zài yuánzi-lǐ.
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào de?
Shéi gàosu nǐ de?
Xiǎojī gàosu wǒ de.
Wǒ qīn'yǎn kànjiàn de.
Gēn wǒ lái.
Húli bǎ tāmen shāsǐ, and quán chīdiào.
Let's quickly think of mnemonics for you here. If you don't need help, think of your own memory device. These are just ideas to help you remember the vocabulary words. The meaning is the bold and underlined, the pinyin spelling is in this color:
If you talk without breathing you'll collapse! tā
If you fall, you will be "lower"" xià means below so luòxià / luò means fall to a lower place. (Can you fall to a higher place?) luòxià / luò
Your team wins state. Your coach's name is "Sue", you all tell each other to "Douse Sue." Now change the "D" in douse to a "ge" sound gàosu. Joe, the fireman, saves and rescues people. Jiù You have to enter in the wine cellar to get the Gin. Jìn This one you need to tweek a little. If you drink too much shasta, it might kill you. shäsî This sounds like chir(p) "D" owchïdiào You wouldn't be afraidhigh cliff if you had a lion's paw. hàipà
Task 2. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
The sky is falling. (see note above)
A piece of sky fell on my head.
What I say is true.
I'll come and save you.
Fox devoured them.
Tiän yào tä le.
Yí-piàn tiän luò zài wô tóu-shang.
Wô shuö de shì zhënde.
Wô lái jiù nîmen.
Húli chïdiào le tämen.
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1 Wô lái jiù nîmen. A. The sky is falling
2 Wô shuöde shì zhënde. B. Fox devoured them.
3 Húli chïdiào le tämen. C. I'll come and save you.
4 Yí-piàn tiän luò zài wô tóu-shang. D. What I say is true
5 Tiän yào tä le. E. A piece of sky fell on my head.
Task 3. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
One day, chickie was in the garden.
How do you know?
Who told you?
Chickie told me.
With my very own eyes I saw it.
Come with me.
Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
Yì-tiän, xiâojï zài yuánzi-lî.
Nî zênme zhïdào de?
Shéi gàosu nî de?
Xiâojï gàosu wô de.
Wô qïn'yân kànjiàn de.
Gën wô lái.
Húli bâ tämen shäsî, and quán chïdiào.
Matching Test
1 Xiâojï gàosu wô de. A. With my very own eyes I saw it.
2 Yì-tiän, xiâojï zài yuánzi-lî. B. Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
3 Wô qïn'yân kànjiàn de C. How do you know?
4 Nî zênme zhïdào de? D. One day, chickie was in the garden. 5 Gën wô lái. E. Who told you?
6 Shéi gàosu nî de? F. Come with me. 7 Húli bâ tämen shäsî, and quán chïdiào. G. Chickie told me.
Task 4. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
A. Búyào hàipà. 1 Quick (let's) flee, quick run!
B. Chü le shénme shì? / Chü shénme shì le? 2 I'm here C. Kuài táo, kuài pâo!3 Don't be afraid
D. Tämen gënzhe Húli jìnle dòng. 4 What happened? E. Yï-ge yê méi chülái. 5 Poor animals! F. Kêliánde dòngwù a! 6 Following the fox, they entered the den.
G. Wô zài zhèli 7 Not even one came out.
Preparation for telling more of Tiān Yào Tā le
Note: A literal translation of The Sky is Falling would be Tiān zhèngzài tā le 天正在塌了 or tiān zài tā le 天在塌了。A literal translation of Tiān Yào Tā le would be The Sky is About to Collapse.
Task 1. Study these, then take the matching test below.
fall
tell
save, rescue
enter
kill
devour
be afraid
luòxià / luò
gàosu
jiù
jìn
shäsî
chïdiào
hàipà
Here are some ideas to help you remember the vocabulary words. The meaning is in bold and underlined, the pinyin spelling is in this color:
A trumpet will sound TAH to make a tower collapse. If you talk without breathing you too will collapse! tā
If you fall, you will of course be "lower." Luò is pronounced something like LOW but reversed: LWO.
Xià means ‘down’ or ‘below.’ Xià is pronounced something like SHE YAH. luòxià means ‘fall down.’
What do you say to a cow that refuses to give milk? You tell the COW you’ll SUE. (Say COW SUE, then change the C to G: gàosu.) Gàosu means tell.
OH GEE! Joe, a brave fireman, saves people. Jiù ‘save’ sounds something like JOE, but more like OH GEE backward: GEE-OH.
Jìn ‘enter’ Gene, wearing jeans will enter a bar to get Gin. Jìn
This one you need to tweek quite a bit more. If you drink too much shasta, it will kill you. shāsǐ.
chīdiào ‘eat-up, devour’ sounds a bit like (in)sured yeow. “If you’re not (in)sured, yeow! They’ll devour you.” Chīdiào
tóu sounds like “toe” but in Chinese tóu means head. Tóu-shang means on (the) head. Wǒde tóu-shang means on my head.
If a lion held his PAW HIGH over your head, you would be afraid. HIGH PAW means ‘to fear,’ ‘be afraid.’ Hàipà
Task 2. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
A piece of sky fell on my head.
What I say is true.
I'll come and save you.
Fox devoured them.
Yí-piàn tiān luò zài wǒ tóu-shang.
Wǒ shuō de shì zhēnde.
Wǒ lái jiù nǐmen.
Húli chīdiào le tāmen.
Press on the recording and match the Chinese with the correct English. Just say the letter or English phrase outloud
1 Wǒ lái jiù nǐmen. A. The sky is falling
2 Wǒ shuōde shì zhēnde. B. Fox devoured them.
3 Húli chīdiào le tāmen. C. I'll come and save you.
4 Yí-piàn tiān luò zài wǒ tóu-shang. D. What I say is true
5 Tiān yào tā le. E. A piece of sky fell on my head.
Task 3. Study these:
How do you know?
Who told you?
Chickie told me.
With my very own eyes I saw it.
Come with me.
Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào de?
Shéi gàosu nǐ de?
Xiǎojī gàosu wǒ de.
Wǒ qīn'yǎn kànjiàn de.
Gēn wǒ lái.
Húli bǎ tāmen shāsǐ, and quán chīdiào.
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Let's quickly think of mnemonics for you here. If you don't need help, think of your own memory device. These are just ideas to help you remember the vocabulary words. The meaning is the bold and underlined, the pinyin spelling is in this color:
If you talk without breathing you'll collapse! tā
If you fall, you will be "lower"" xià means below so luòxià / luò means fall to a lower place. (Can you fall to a higher place?) luòxià / luò
Your team wins state. Your coach's name is "Sue", you all tell each other to "Douse Sue." Now change the "D" in douse to a "ge" sound gàosu.
Joe, the fireman, saves and rescues people. Jiù
You have to enter in the wine cellar to get the Gin. Jìn
This one you need to tweek a little. If you drink too much shasta, it might kill you. shäsî
This sounds like chir(p) "D" ow chïdiào
You wouldn't be afraid high cliff if you had a lion's paw. hàipà
Task 2. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
A piece of sky fell on my head.
What I say is true.
I'll come and save you.
Fox devoured them.
Yí-piàn tiän luò zài wô tóu-shang.
Wô shuö de shì zhënde.
Wô lái jiù nîmen.
Húli chïdiào le tämen.
Press on the recording and match the Chinese with the correct English. Just say the letter or English phrase outloud
1 Wô lái jiù nîmen. A. The sky is falling
2 Wô shuöde shì zhënde. B. Fox devoured them.
3 Húli chïdiào le tämen. C. I'll come and save you.
4 Yí-piàn tiän luò zài wô tóu-shang. D. What I say is true
5 Tiän yào tä le. E. A piece of sky fell on my head.
Task 3. Study these, then take the Matching Test below.
How do you know?
Who told you?
Chickie told me.
With my very own eyes I saw it.
Come with me.
Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
Nî zênme zhïdào de?
Shéi gàosu nî de?
Xiâojï gàosu wô de.
Wô qïn'yân kànjiàn de.
Gën wô lái.
Húli bâ tämen shäsî, and quán chïdiào.
Matching Test
1 Xiâojï gàosu wô de. A. With my very own eyes I saw it.
2 Yì-tiän, xiâojï zài yuánzi-lî. B. Fox killed them and devoured (them) all.
3 Wô qïn'yân kànjiàn de C. How do you know?
4 Nî zênme zhïdào de? D. One day, chickie was in the garden.
5 Gën wô lái. E. Who told you?
6 Shéi gàosu nî de? F. Come with me.
7 Húli bâ tämen shäsî, and quán chïdiào. G. Chickie told me.
Quick (let's) flee, quick run!
Following Fox they entered the den.
Don't be afraid.
I am here.
Poor animals!
Not even one came out.
Kuài táo, kuài pâo!
Tämen gënzhe Húli jìnle dòng.
Búyào hàipà.
Wô zài zhèli
Kêliánde dòngwù!
Yï-ge yê méi chülái.
A. Búyào hàipà. 1 Quick (let's) flee, quick run!
B. Chü le shénme shì? / Chü shénme shì le? 2 I'm here
C. Kuài táo, kuài pâo! 3 Don't be afraid
D. Tämen gënzhe Húli jìnle dòng. 4 What happened?
E. Yï-ge yê méi chülái. 5 Poor animals!
F. Kêliánde dòngwù a! 6 Following the fox, they entered the den.
G. Wô zài zhèli 7 Not even one came out.
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